VIEWS OF READERS.; Further Expression Regarding Confederate Blunders -- An Appreciation of Frank H. Spearman -- The Question of Plagiarism.

IN discussing Gen. Alexander's book, "Confederate Blunders," in THE TIMES SATURDAY REVIEW OF BOOKS of Oct. 5, I was very much interested in the article of ex-Adjutant Sixty-ninth Regiment, N.G.N.Y., in which he cites two instances of lost opportunities for the Confederates during the Wilderness and subsequent campaigns, one of May 4 and 5, when Gen. Lee was confronted with only two corps, the Fifth and the Sixth. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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